Norwalk Weather: Cloudy skies with possible showers

Published 5:04 am, Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Mostly cloudy skies hang over Norwalk today with a possible chance of showers mixed with thunderstorms sometimes after 2 p.m. according to the Nation Weather Service.

Temperatures will reach the upper 70's during the day with an east wind of 5 to 9 mph.

Tonight sees a continued chance of showers and thunderstorms, with the evening temperature lowering to the mid 60's and a northeast wind of 5 to 7 mph.

For tomorrow, Partly sunny skies with a daytime high temperature in the mid 80's, there is a good chance that we will see scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Today In Weather History:

1949 - Lightning strikes baseball field at Baker FL while game is in progress. The shortstop and third baseman were instantly killed and the second baseman was fatally injured. 50 people out of the crowd of 300 spectators were also injured. The lightning bolt dug a 20 foot long ditch through the infield.

1961 - The Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Boston's Fenway Park (second of season) was called because of drizzle at the of nine innings with the score tied 1-1. It would be the only tie in series history. The drizzle was caused by a persistant east wind off of Massachusetts Bay.